you never will know the answer to this, its true?

Question

Why is it that when a question is asked, many people think that they know the answer, but that only know what other people have told them, or they have read , or found on the internet, BUT, how do they know it is the right answer?, the answer is that they dont !!! they believe anything that they are told or read, true or not?

Answer 1

wow you are so perceptive lol, people answer these questions with nowledge they know or look up either way some must be correct, we have to use our own judgement on whose answers we accept to use.interesting theory though, got my brains picked.

Answer 2

No, I disagree.

You say people only know what they have been told, read or seen on the Internet. Surely that is partly how we obtain knowledge, from reading, word of mouth, the Internet & also from experience & other sources.

You say "how do they know it is the right answer? the answer is they don't" so by your own reasoning you are wrong because you have answered a question based on what you think (which is your opinion & not fact) or have read or been told by other people or found on the internet so does that mean you believe anything you are told, read or find on the internet

Sometimes there is not really a right or wrong answer but if you get a collection of peoples opinions, advice & ideas which they have gained from experience, reading a book/article or wherever else, the person asking the question can then decide which is the right answer for THEM.

Answer 3

If some one was to ask me how to make a curry mixture I could tell them a recipe that has been proven to be successful. If someone asked who stared in the searchers or who directed the searchers I would tell them its john wayne who acted and john ford that directed and I would be right because its factual. However if someone asked me My OPPINION which is subject then my oppinion I would give but it may not be right. It may or maynot make sence. So in answer to your question there will be subjective and objective answers - some wil be factual and some will be bsed on oppinion.

I dont believe everything I am told or that I read, again I analyse things and work out how it feels for me. If you were to ask me what is 4 plus 4 factually its 8. So there are some questions in the world which will be a fact -

Its all up to interpretation. Questions like do you believe in ghosts realy is a subjective question - some will - soome wont - some will recount experieces oh well thats how it is.

If your question is saying why do all believe believe answers for the gospel truth - I dont think they do - they choose answer they like or make sence.

One thing I know for a fact - your question is boring me ask something more exciting?

Answer 4

This is true about some people .The ones who think they know the answer,and get all high and mighty .but in truth they not only don`t know the answer ,they don`t even know the question ,because they`re rabbiting on about something thats coming out of their own head .I don`t know if they just read the first line of the Q or have a quick glance at the other answers and take it from there.
A lot of people do try to give an informed answer to a serious Q .Also some times you don`t need to answer with a fact.

Answer 5

Yahoo Answers is a social network tool. You know, another Web 2.0 tool. You get to see a collection of peoples beliefs and occasionally get real facts. There is nothing wrong with a social tool, and occasionally you can actually get useful information. Kinda like a technical computer questions that can be caused by 10 or 20 different problems. This would give you all the different solutions for a given problem.

Now, if you want the one true and correct answer from a single infallible source, ask the Internet Oracle.

Answer 6

What your saying is not true of everybody.

Some people are independent enough to be able to answer truthfully and for the most part it is more a question of whether or not the other person is capable of accepting it.

There is available to us all a certain way of thinking that allows us as humans to be able to find the truth in any situation. That takes a lot of 'self examination' and self examination takes time dependent on the influences around us.

So just because some people may seem a bit brain dead,,,
just remember that different people evolve at different rates and without that process going on, there would be no history or evolution of our species.

Answer 7

I do not agree with you. Many people on here answer questions from life experience. For example:-

If a person is asked what the inside of a particular make of car looked like, and someone had that exact same car, they could tell that person what it looks like, they saw it with their own eyes and they know that the information they would give would be right.

Most people question things they are told or learn, but when they experience something for themselves, they know.

But, not all circumstances are the same, not all people are the same, so it may not be a suitable answer. But there are SOME things you just know, as I said about the car.

Answer 8

Partly true.... many answers will come from reading, internet ,etc. However, many answers also come from what hasn't been read, or told about or the internet. Part of life is learning. Experiences are part of learning, giving you wisdom & knowledge without being told it or reading about it. Therefore, enabling us to pass things on to others.
Soli

Answer 9

Not true. Experience is the best way of knowing and having knowledge. Answers based on personal experience are likely to be far more correct

Answer 10

life changes constantly.and so does the knowledge and wisdom I obtain from life. the only things I really know are spiritual experiences and even those realizations and there perceptions change over time in how I relate to them.people , there just where there at. and can answer only as best they can under there own individual experiences, don't expect perfection, you will never get it, when you think you know everything you really don't know a think.But theres facts that cant be disputed.